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| audio_read_by = Tony Robinson (abridged);<br/>Nigel Planer (unabridged)<br/>TBC (new) | | audio_read_by = Tony Robinson (abridged);<br/>Nigel Planer (unabridged);<br/>TBC (new) | ||
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== Blurb == | == Blurb == | ||
‘Look after the dead’, said the priests, ‘and the dead will look after you.’ | |||
Wise words in all probability, but a tall order when, like Pteppic, you have just become the pharaoh of a small and penniless country rather earlier than expected. It’s hard to fulfil your obligations to the ancestors with a depleted treasury that is unlikely to stretch to the building of a monumental pyramid to honour your dead father. | |||
He’d had the best education money could buy of course, but unfortunately the syllabus at the Assassins’ Guild in Ankh-Morpork did not cover running a kingdom and basic financial acumen… | |||
== Podcast episodes == | == Podcast episodes == | ||
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| 2019-05-15 || {{DOP}} || [[DOP 07]] || [https://sites.google.com/view/aalgarcom/content/death-of-podcasts#h.p_WVvDYW1qNVry aalgar.com] | | 2019-05-15 || {{DOP}} || [[DOP 07]] || [https://sites.google.com/view/aalgarcom/content/death-of-podcasts#h.p_WVvDYW1qNVry aalgar.com] | ||
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| 2019-08-28 || {{WSP}} || | | 2019-08-28 || {{WSP}} || {{P|wsp}} || [https://wyrdsisters.podbean.com/e/wsp-wyrd-sisters/ wyrdsisters.podbean.com] | ||
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| 2019-12-08 || {{DID}} || [[Alan Trotter and Pyramids]] || [https://www.desertislanddiscworld.com/episodes/1-3-alan-trotter-and-pyramids/ desertislanddiscworld.com] | | 2019-12-08 || {{DID}} || [[Alan Trotter and Pyramids]] || [https://www.desertislanddiscworld.com/episodes/1-3-alan-trotter-and-pyramids/ desertislanddiscworld.com] | ||
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| 2021-07-26 || {{DCP}} || [[DCP 07]] || [https://anchor.fm/discpod/episodes/07-Pyramids-e150nl2 anchor.fm] | | 2021-07-26 || {{DCP}} || [[DCP 07]] || [https://anchor.fm/discpod/episodes/07-Pyramids-e150nl2 anchor.fm] | ||
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| 2021-09-26 || {{SOA}} || "Discworld Book Seven" || [https://stuckonarrakis.buzzsprout.com/209222/9262416-discworld-book-seven-pyramids-by-terry-pratchett-featuring-anna buzzsprout.com] | |||
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| 2021-10-13 || {{TDC}} || "[[Dad I'd Like to Pity]]" (1/6) || [https://shows.acast.com/the-disc-course/episodes/episode-27-dad-id-like-to-pity shows.acast.com] | | 2021-10-13 || {{TDC}} || "[[Dad I'd Like to Pity]]" (1/6) || [https://shows.acast.com/the-disc-course/episodes/episode-27-dad-id-like-to-pity shows.acast.com] | ||
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| 2021-12-22 || {{TDC}} || "[[Afterlife of the Author]]" (6/6) || [https://shows.acast.com/the-disc-course/episodes/episode-32-afterlife-of-the-author shows.acast.com] | | 2021-12-22 || {{TDC}} || "[[Afterlife of the Author]]" (6/6) || [https://shows.acast.com/the-disc-course/episodes/episode-32-afterlife-of-the-author shows.acast.com] | ||
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| 2021-12-08 || {{NOBC}} || | | 2021-12-08 || {{NOBC}} || {{P|nobc}} || [https://nannyoggsbookclub.fireside.fm/6 fireside.fm] | ||
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=== Other appearances === | === Other appearances === | ||
'' | Episodes where there's significant discussion of the book, but it's not the focus of the episode. | ||
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| 2012-12-18 || {{TPP}} || [[TPP 14]]<ref>This episode also includes co-host Rhys's thoughts on {{S}}, having missed the deadline to read it for the previous episode.</ref> || [https://thepratchettpodcast.wordpress.com/2012/12/18/the-pratchett-podcast-episode-14/ thepratchettpodcast.wordpress.com]<ref name="earlyTPP">Post with info only; audio no longer available.</ref> | |||
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| 2021-08-05 || {{FF}} || "''Smuggler's Fortune'' & ''Pyramids''" || [https://www.fictionfanspodcast.com/episodes/episode/4d4ace20/smugglers-fortune-and-pyramids fictionfanspodcast.com] | |||
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== Adaptations == | == Adaptations == | ||
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* {{P|ls}} at the L-Space Wiki | * {{P|ls}} at the L-Space Wiki | ||
* {{P|w}} on Wikipedia | * {{P|w}} on Wikipedia | ||
* {{P|cs}} at colinsmythe.co.uk | |||
== Footnotes == | == Footnotes == |
Revision as of 00:56, 28 August 2022
Author | Terry Pratchett |
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Audio read by | Tony Robinson (abridged); Nigel Planer (unabridged); TBC (new) |
Cover artist | Josh Kirby |
Country | UK |
Language | English |
Series | Discworld |
Release number | 7 |
Genre | Fantasy |
Publisher | Gollancz/Corgi |
Publication date | 1989-06-15 |
Preceded by | Wyrd Sisters |
Followed by | Guards! Guards! |
Blurb
‘Look after the dead’, said the priests, ‘and the dead will look after you.’
Wise words in all probability, but a tall order when, like Pteppic, you have just become the pharaoh of a small and penniless country rather earlier than expected. It’s hard to fulfil your obligations to the ancestors with a depleted treasury that is unlikely to stretch to the building of a monumental pyramid to honour your dead father.
He’d had the best education money could buy of course, but unfortunately the syllabus at the Assassins’ Guild in Ankh-Morpork did not cover running a kingdom and basic financial acumen…
Podcast episodes
Major appearances
These are episodes primarily devoted to discussing this book.
Other appearances
Episodes where there's significant discussion of the book, but it's not the focus of the episode.
Date | Show | Episode | External link |
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2012-12-18 | The Pratchett Podcast | TPP 14[1] | thepratchettpodcast.wordpress.com[2] |
2021-08-05 | Fiction Fans | "Smuggler's Fortune & Pyramids" | fictionfanspodcast.com |
Adaptations
To be added: audiobooks.